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Speaker 1: Tragedy occurred at the Origbeny area of Edo State on Monday,

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when a woman with her baby on her back died

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of electrocution while struggling through floodwater in the area on

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her way home. According to the state government owned media

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HEADO Broadcasting Service EBS, the woman and the baby remain

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trapped inside the floodwater until Benine Electricity Distribution Company BDC

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switched off the power supply to the area. The delay

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further lost the chances of rescuing the victims. The media

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added that the woman was going home with two of

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her children, but at the bad spot filled with floodwater.

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Luck came through for one of the children when a

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man decided to help the woman by taking one of

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the kids through another route to escape the flood water.

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The electricity company BEDC is yet to issue a statement

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over the cause of the electrocution leading to avoidable deaths.

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EBS reported that the young woman and her baby trapped

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on her back were elect tricuted when she stepped on

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a live electricity cable that fell from a pole while

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wadding through the flooded road. Eddo state government agency in

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charge of flood water control and Management HEADO State flood

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Erosion and Watershed Management Agency HEADO Fuma Had in a

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statement said the state government is removing obstructions from the

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drainages to ensure the flood waterways are free before the

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peak of this year rainy season in the state. In

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some of the news releases issued and made available by

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the Edofuma reads verbatum below. For the first time in

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over three decades, residents of the Air When One Say

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and House of Prayer in a Wogman community of witnessing

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a transformation that they thought would never come to their

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area where a massive gully has been reclaimed by the

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Edo State flood Erosion and Watershed Management Agency EDOFUMA, opening

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a brand new road that has been absent for nearly

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thirty years and dramatically easing traffic congestion along the busy

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Igpoba Hill. The newly constructed road connects Tembogo through rhenwan

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Say to House of Prayer to Lucky Way, providing an

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alternative route for motorists heading to Haduawa and other parts

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of Benin City. The reclaimed road is also offering a

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renewed hope to thousands of commuters along the axis. The

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Governor’s swift action not only restored access to the community,

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but also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to equitable infrastructure development

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across the state, and Ophuma also urges residents to protect

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and maintain the newly constructed road and drainage channels built

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to tackle flood and erosion. This development is expected to

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significantly decongest traffic around the Ekpoba Hill Bottleneck and rig

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Beni Market, long known for the gridlocks and difficult driving conditions.

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Governor Opevolo’s delivery of this long abandoned road marks a

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significant step forward in addressing erosion, improving mobility, and enhancing

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urban resilience. His administration has proven them with focused leadership,

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even the most neglected areas can experience renewal. Meanwhile, the

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Chief Executive Officer of the Edo State Flood Erosion and

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Watershed Management Agency Edofumor Honorable Ahmed Muso Momo, has continued

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his intensive inspection of ongoing desilting and maintenance of floodwater

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infrastructure across the state, emphasizing the agency’s dedication to ensuring

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all interventions are executed to the highest standard and ahead

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of peak rainfall. Honorable Momo’s most recent inspection tour covered

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critical sites including EUAPONS one to three, Eururas SIG Site,

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Erhmanse Mamma Custom and boundary streets in a wabin, the

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ower Rode Erosion Control Site, and Gapiner Pond five. These

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visits form part of his sustained efforts to closely monitor

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project execution, insure adherence to specifications, and uphold accountability in

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the use of public resources. Speaking during the visits, Honorable

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Momo emphasized the importance of community cooperation, urging residents to

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take ownership of the infrastructure provided to mitigate flooding. Our

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resources are limited and the sustainability of these investments depends

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on the commitment of residents to protect and preserve them,

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he said. He further stated that the proactive and people

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focused leadership of Governor Monday or Pepolo, remains deeply committed

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to easing the challenges of flooding and erosion through strategic interventions.

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This government listens and we are doing everything possible to

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safeguard lives and properties. What we need is your continuous support.

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Speaker 2: Momo added, Brush and Compy had done what is supposed

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to do when a light electric wire got down from

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the pool and was inside the Eroushoni had instead to

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Buki are supposed to do, this incident would not have happened.

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That cost your the life of this young woman and

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a little Bibi. It was also godad that the vane

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interventions the adaly to child who was with her where

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they were moving home. It was that because a young

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man who was working with them where they were trying

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to work through the erosion, that had to carry a

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little child from her, and the only God knows, three

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of them would have been electrocrootd if not for that

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young man that free the little child and was taken

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another direction to help them pass through the flooded area.

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And first to obtain comments from the authority of the

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Benning Electricity Distribution Company b d C and the adducted

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police public relations officer Joey on incident were unsuccessful.